METRO-RICHELIEU SETS NEW STORES, EXPANSIONS

MONTREAL -- An $80 million project that includes store openings and expansions heads the 1999 agenda for Metro-Richelieu here, Pierre H. Lessard, president and chief executive officer, said in the company's annual report.work and the opening of new stores. This program . . . will expand retail floor space by almost 4%," he said.The company's Metro supermarkets average 17,189 square feet while its

Jan 11, 1999

MONTREAL -- An $80 million project that includes store openings and expansions heads the 1999 agenda for Metro-Richelieu here, Pierre H. Lessard, president and chief executive officer, said in the company's annual report.

work and the opening of new stores. This program . . . will expand retail floor space by almost 4%," he said.

The company's Metro supermarkets average 17,189 square feet while its SuperC discount stores and Marche Richelieu neighborhood markets average 47,420